[Federal Register: November 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 219)]
[Notices]
[Page 68836]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products
Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine
November 5, 2002.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of customs adjusting
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 2002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port, call (202) 927-5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs
website at http://www.customs.gov. For information on embargoes and
quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website
at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as
amended.
The current limit for Category 435 is being increased for swing,
reducing the limit for Category 448 to account for the swing being
applied to Category 435.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal
Register notice 66 FR 65178, published on December 18, 2001). Also see
66 FR 63225, published on December 5, 2001.
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
November 5, 2002.
Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229
Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,
the directive issued to you on November 29, 2001, by the Chairman,
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That
directive concerns imports of certain wool textile products,
produced or manufactured in Ukraine and exported during the twelve-
month period which began on January 1, 2002 and extends through
December 31, 2002.
Effective on November 15, 2002, you are directed to adjust the
limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms
of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments
of the United States and Ukraine:
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Adjusted twelve-month limit
Category \1\
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435....................................... 113,131 dozen.
448....................................... 62,734 dozen.
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\1\ The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports
exported after December 31, 2001.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
James C. Leonard III,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 02-28768 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]